What is Major Depressive Disorder?

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MDD is common worldwide. In the most recent surveys, MDD has the highest lifetime prevalence (almost 17 percent) of any psychiatric disorder. There is also a two-fold greater prevalence of MDD in women than in men. The reason involves hormonal differences, the effects of childbirth, differing psychosocial stressors for women and men, and behavioral models of learned helplessness.